Watch: Narendra Modi to be first Indian PM to chair UNSC meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level open debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security A Case for International Cooperation’ on August 9 at 5:30pm IST via video conferencing.

“This would be the first time that an Indian Prime Minister would be presiding over a meeting of the UN Security Council,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday. This will also be the first time that ‘maritime security’ will be discussed in a holistic manner as an exclusive agenda item in such a high level open debate.